JPH0110671Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to paper sheet counting machines, and particularly to an endorser device for paper sheet counting machines that can perform endorsement processing on paper sheets to be processed. Regarding.

[Prior art of invention and its problems]

Checks, gift certificates, and checks equivalent to checks in foreign countries are stamped with the characters "used" to indicate that they cannot be reused. Additionally, in the case of foreign checks, the name of the issuing bank, the date of issue, etc. are printed, or so-called ``writing.''

The above-mentioned erasing and writing are generally called "endorsement processing," and these are carried out using machines dedicated to endorsement processing.

On the other hand, paper sheet counting machines that automatically count banknotes, slips, checks, gift certificates, etc. have become commonly used; Therefore, there is a growing demand for a function that can perform counting and endorsement processing at the same time.

However, when an endorsement processing function is added to a paper sheet counting machine, the first problem becomes how to prevent endorsement from being performed during counting processing that does not involve endorsement processing. For example, if an endorsement is erroneously placed on the banknote while it is being counted, the banknote will be damaged and become unusable, resulting in a serious problem. The second problem is that the conventional endorsement processor has a structure that is extremely difficult to maintain and inspect, and how to make this easier.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed with the aim of solving the above problems.While the paper sheet counting machine has an endorsement function, endorsement is not performed due to malfunction, and it is easy to perform maintenance and inspection. The present invention provides an endorser device for a paper sheet counting machine.

[Summary of the idea]

In order to achieve the above object, the endorser device of the present invention has a counting function that feeds out paper sheets one by one from a group of paper sheets to be loaded and carries out counting processing of the transported paper sheets. , is equipped with an endorser rotating body, writes on paper sheets being conveyed,
A paper sheet counter having an endorsement processing function that performs endorsement processing such as erasure, which includes a conveyance guide roller that is pressed against a conveyor that conveys paper sheets, and a side of the conveyance guide roller with respect to the conveyance path surface. It has a guide plate that guides paper sheets from the inside, and is swingable around a support shaft, so that when it is released, the conveyance guide roller and the guide plate are retracted from the conveyance body, and the conveyance path surface is opened. a second opening/closing cover, which is rotatably supported around a fulcrum shaft on the opening/closing cover, and rotatably supports an endorser rotary body and an ink transfer roller that presses against the endorser rotary body and applies ink to the endorser rotary body. 1 a swinging arm and provided on the opening/closing cover;
An ink impregnation roller that is in pressure contact with the ink transfer roller is rotatably supported, and the ink impregnation roller is separated from the ink transfer roller by swinging about the fulcrum shaft independently of the first swing arm. a second swinging arm, and a position change lever mechanism for positioning the first swinging arm in the pressure contact position or separation position in order to selectively press the endorse rotor against or away from the carrier. When performing an endorsement process, the first swinging arm is placed in the pressure contact position so that the endorse rotary body is brought into pressure contact with the conveying body, and when counting processing is not performed, the endorse rotary body is brought into pressure contact with the conveying body. When the opening/closing cover is opened, the endorse rotating body is moved away from the conveyor.
The present invention is characterized in that the ink transfer roller, ink impregnation roller, conveyance guide roller, and guide plate are placed in open positions.

[Example of idea]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the paper sheet counting machine according to the present invention includes a main body 1 of the device, a paper sheet storage section 2 for stacking and storing paper sheets P, and a paper sheet storage section 2 for storing paper sheets P in a stack, and paper sheets stacked in this storage section 2. A paper sheet transport unit 3 that feeds and transports paper sheets P one by one from a group of leaves P, and a paper sheet collection that sequentially collects the paper sheets P sent out from this transport unit 3 after counting them. 4, and an endorser device 5 that performs endorsement processing on the paper sheets being conveyed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the paper sheet storage section 2 includes a mounting table 6 that slopes downward in front on which a group of paper sheets P is piled up, and an upper part of this mounting table 6. The paper sheet transport section 3 is provided with a front plate 8 on which the leading edge of the paper sheet P comes into contact, and the paper sheet transport section 3 is provided at the lower part of the placement table 6 so as to be freely rotatable in the direction of the arrow. A hard roller 7 having a protruding portion 7A that protrudes from the upper surface of 6 and contacts the lowest paper sheet P.
A feed roller 9 is provided at the lower end of the mounting table 6 at the lower end of the front plate 8 so as to be rotatably driven in the direction of the arrow, and a portion of its peripheral surface protrudes above the upper surface of the mounting table 6. A conveyance guide roller 9A is provided opposite to the feed roller 9 and feeds out the paper sheet P, and the paper sheet 1 is conveyed between the feed roller 9 and the feed roller 9.
A gate roller 10 that creates a gap between the gates through which only sheets can pass; and a conveyance roller 11 that is on the downstream side of the feed roller 9 and conveys the paper sheet P that has passed between the gates between the endorser device 5. An element 12 for counting paper sheets P in cooperation with an element 13 on the endorser device 5 side is provided between the feed roller 9 and the conveyance roller 11. These elements 12 and 13 are actually light emitters and light receivers.

The paper sheet collection section 4 is provided with a guide plate 15 that guides the paper sheets P released from between the conveyance roller 11 and the guide plate 14 on the endorser device 5 side, and is provided so as to cross this guide plate 15. Impeller 1
6, and a stacking plate 17 on which paper sheets P conveyed by the impeller 16 are stacked. Impeller 1
As is well known, vanes 16B, 1 are made of elastic thin pieces of synthetic resin or the like on the circumferential surface of the drum 16A.
6B, ... are planted at regular intervals in the tangential direction, and one sheet P is held between the blades 16B, 16B, and the sheets P are squeezed when crossing the stacking plate 17. from between the blades 16B and 16B to the stacking plate 17
It is designed to accumulate in a standing position.

As shown from the inner side in FIG. 2, the endorser device 5 has an opening/closing cover 19 whose lower part is pivotally supported by a shaft 18 on the device main body 1 and from which the transport section 3 is opened. A first swing arm 21 and a second swing arm 22 are attached to a frame 20 fixed to
are provided so as to be swingable about a support shaft 23. The first swing arm 21 is fixed to a support shaft 23, and the second swing arm 22 is rotatable.

The first swing arm 21 has a pair of left and right flanges, and between these left and right flanges, an endorse rotor 24 and an ink transfer roller 25 that contacts the endorse rotor 24 are supported. Rollers 24A, 2 at both axial ends of 24
4A is the roller circumferential surface 1 at both ends of the conveyance roller 11;
It is arranged so that it can face 1A and 11A.

Furthermore, endorsement type plates 24B, 24B, 24B and respective character wheel groups 43, 43, 43 are provided between the rollers 24A, 24A, the details of which will be described later. The first swing arm 21 is always urged to swing toward the conveying roller 11 by a spring 26 interposed between the first swing arm 21 and the frame 20 .

An ink impregnation roller 27 is rotatably supported on the second swing arm 22 and is brought into contact with the circumferential surface of the ink transfer roller 25 by the bias of a spring 28 . The width of the ink-impregnated roller 27 is made slightly smaller than the width of the endorser type plate 24B of the endorser rotating body 24, so that the ink is not transferred to the rollers 24A, 24A.

On the other hand, conveyance guide rollers 31 and 31 are attached to the frame body 20 by shafts 30 via levers 29 and 29.
is rotatably provided, and this conveyance guide roller 3
1 and 31 can be brought into contact with the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 11 under the bias of a spring 32.

The support shaft 23 is adapted to be rotated by a position change lever mechanism 33. This lever mechanism 3
3, the base end of the position change operation lever 35 is connected to the pin 36 at the tip of the lever 34 whose one end is fixed to the support shaft 23.
A lever 3 connected to the frame body 20 and pivotally supported by the frame body 20.
The tip of 7 is connected to the middle part of a position change operation lever 35 by a pin 38, and this position change operation lever 35 is protruded from the outside of the apparatus main body 1 and can be rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. ing. When the position change operation lever 35 is placed in position A in FIG. 1, the first swing arm 21 swings toward the conveying section 3 and becomes ready for endorsement.
When the position change operation lever 35 is placed at position B in FIG. 3, the first swing arm 21 is retracted and separated from the conveyance section 3, resulting in an unendorsed state.

A window hole 39 is provided in a portion of the opening/closing cover 19 that corresponds to the endorse rotating body 24.
A small cover 40 for opening and closing the opening/closing cover 9 is pivotally supported on the shaft of the opening/closing cover 19 and can be opened and closed freely.

There is a magnet 41 on the device main body 1 side where the opening/closing end of the opening/closing cover 19 joins, and the opening/closing cover 19
The opening and closing ends of the lid are designed to stick together to maintain the closed state. Further, there is a magnet 42 on the side of the opening/closing cover 19 to which the opening/closing end of the small cover 40 is joined, and the opening/closing end of the small cover 40 is attracted to the magnet 42 to maintain the closed state.

The aforementioned guide plate 14 is fixed to the outer end of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. There is.

As an example is shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the endorse rotor 24 has three sets of wheel groups 43, 43, 43 equiangularly arranged in the circumferential direction. The number of character wheels arranged in the axial direction is set to six digits so that the year, month, and day can be displayed, for example, "840930", and these character wheel groups 43, 43,
43, three fixed endorsement type plates 24B as illustrated in FIG. Especially the first
The endorsement type plate 24B in Figure 0 is
The endorsement type area 24B ₀ , which is located at the same outer diameter as the circumferential surface of A, 24A, and the groove surface area 24B ₁ , which is one step lower, are formed alternately in the width direction, and the length of each area is The horizontal direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 10) coincides with the circumferential direction of the endorse rotor 24 (the sixth
(see figure). The protruding peripheral surface 11B 1 of the conveying roller 11 corresponds to the five grooved areas 24B ₁ , 24B ₁ , ... 24B ₁ at the center in the width direction of the endorsement type plate 24B fixed to the endorsement rotary body ₂₄ . The printing area 24B ₀ for entering and endorsing is connected to the grooved circumferential surface 11B ₀ of the conveying roller 11 within a range that does not come in contact with it.
Get into it. Therefore, the outer diameter of the protruding peripheral surface _11B1 of the conveyance roller 11 is made slightly larger than the outer diameter of the roller peripheral surface 11A. By making the endorsement type plate 24B and the conveyance roller 11 in the above-mentioned interlocking relationship, both sides in the width direction of the back surface of the paper sheet that come into contact with the endorsement type area 24B ₀ are the protruding peripheral surfaces 11B ₁ , 11B ₁ of the conveyance roller 11 . Since the sheet is pressed by the press, the paper sheet is reliably brought into close contact with the endorsement type area _24B0 , and no defective endorsement processing occurs.

One set of character rings 43 includes character rings 43A, 4 in the axial direction.
3B, 43C, . . . are provided in total, and FIG. 8 shows three in the left half. Regarding the other two sets of character ring groups 43, 43, the character ring 43 of the character ring group 43 is also
Character wheel 43A corresponding to A, 43B, 43C, ...
43B, 43C,..., 43A, 43B, 43C,
There are six each. Each character ring group 4
Each character ring 43A, 43A, 43A of 3, 43, 43
The same printed numbers appear at equiangular circumferential positions of the endorse rotor 24, and the operating shaft 44A and gear 45A protrude to the left end in the axial direction in the figure.
, the three character wheels 43A, 43A, 43A are rotated at equal angles, and when the desired printed numerals appear at the same positions on the circumferential surface of the endorser rotor 24, the operating shaft 4 is rotated.
When the rotation of the gear 4A is stopped, the gear 45 is moved by the presser claw 46 and the presser spring 47 that engage with the periphery of the gear 45A.
A and three character wheels 43A, 43A, 43A are positioned. Similarly, each character ring group 43, 43,
43 character wheels 43B, 43B, 43B and each character wheel 43C, 43C, 43C, the same printed numerals appear at equiangular circumferential positions of the endorsement rotor 24, and the operating shaft 44B, gear 45B, and the corresponding Each character ring 43 is pressed by a presser claw 46 and a presser spring 47.
B, 43B, 43B character wheel adjustment, operation axis 4
4C, gear 45C, corresponding presser claw and presser spring 4
7, the character wheels 43C, 43C, 43C are adjusted. Furthermore, the character wheels in the right half area of FIG.
44C' adjusts the character wheel. In addition, each character ring 43A, 43B, 43C provided six in the axial direction,
... are located on the groove-shaped circumferential surface 11B ₀ of the conveying roller 11, and the protruding circumferential surfaces 11B ₁ , 11 of the conveying roller 11
B ₁ ,..., 11B ₁ is each character ring 43A, 43B, 43
C, .
Since the sheets are pressed by B ₁ , 11B ₁ , . . . , 11B ₁ , the paper sheets are brought into close contact with each of the character rings 43A, 43B, 43C, . . . and no defective endorser processing occurs. The length of paper sheets handled in the feeding direction is 100m/m
65 m/m, whereas the 1/3 circumferential length of the endorser rotating body 24 shown in FIG. 7 is, for example, 50 m/m. Of the 50 m/m, the length of the endorsement type plate 24B is 40 m/m, and the circumferential area where the character wheel is located is 10 m/m.

Paper sheets are placed on the roller circumferential surface 11A of the conveying roller 11,
11A and the roller 24A of the endorser rotating body 24,
24A, the endorser rotating body 24 is rotated by the length of the sheet in the feeding direction. As a result, at least 1/1/2 of the endorsing rotating body 24 is
3. The circumference comes into contact with the surface of the paper sheet, and at least one set of character wheels 43 and all the characters on the endorsement type plate 24B are transferred onto the paper sheet. Note that the end position of the endorse rotary body 24 is not constant due to inertia when the rotation is stopped and difference in length in the sheet feeding direction. For this reason, contact with the paper sheet may start from the middle of the endorsement type plate 24B, and in that case, the adjacent endorsement type plate 24B
B transfers the remaining printed items, so the complete set of printed items on the endorsement type board 24B will be transferred to any paper sheet even if the order of printing is different. As mentioned above, the character ring group 4 is placed on the equiangular circumference.
3 and endorsement type plate 24B are provided, and the length in the circumferential direction of the character ring group 43 and endorsement type plate 24B is made smaller than the length in the feeding direction of paper sheets. When the endorsing rotator 24 is rotated upon contact with the leaf, at least one set of printed matter will be automatically transferred;
For example, when paper sheets approach the endorser rotor 24, there is no need to perform complicated drive control such as advancing the endorser rotor 24 into the conveyance path and rotating it by a predetermined angle, which is convenient.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

When only counting paper sheets P, the position change operation lever 35 is placed at position B as shown in the third figure. As a result, the first swing arm 21 swings clockwise in the figure due to the rotation of the support shaft 23, and the endorser rotary body 24 is moved away from the transport roller 11 of the transport section 3 and moved to the inside of the guide plate 14. be placed. However, the conveyance guide rollers 31, 31 remain in pressure contact with the conveyance roller 11 under the action of the spring 32.

After this, paper sheets P are placed on the placing table 6 of the storage section 2.
When the paper sheets P are piled up and the conveyance section 3 is driven, the bottom sheet P is sent out from the tightening section 7A due to the rotation of the tightening roller 7, and only one sheet P is fed out by the gap between the gate between the feed roller 9 and the gate roller 10. are separated and the feed roller 9 and conveyance guard roller 9 are separated.
A. It is transported along the guide plate 14 by the transport roller 11 and the transport guide roller 31, and enters between the blades 16B and 16B of the impeller 16. By the rotation of the impeller 16 in the direction of the arrow, it is sent to the collecting section 4 side, and the collecting plate 1
7 is accumulated in a standing position.

During this time, counting is performed when the paper sheets P pass between the counting elements 12 and 13. In this way, the number of paper sheets P accumulated in the storage section 2 can be counted.

Next, when performing the endorsement process together with counting, the wheel group 4 of the endorse rotating body 24 is prepared in advance.
Set the date on 3, 43, 43. In that case, open the small cover 40, insert your fingers through the window hole 39, and insert the six operating shafts 44A, 44B, 44C,...
are rotated individually so that the desired type appears on the circumferential surface of the endorser rotating body 24.

Then, when the small cover 40 is closed and the position change operation lever 35 is placed in position A as shown in FIG.
3 rotates, the first swing arm 21 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the rollers 24A, 24A of the endorser rotor 24 come into contact with the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller 11.

If the counting operation is performed in the same way as in the above case, the paper sheets P passing between the conveyance roller 11 and the endorser rotor 24 will cause the endorser rotor 24 to follow and rotate while the paper sheets P will be written. An endorsement type plate 2 on the circumferential surface of the endorser rotating body 24 along with a date stamp by the ring groups 43, 43, ...
4B stamps characters indicating endorsement processing.

Due to the driven rotation of the endorse rotor 24, ink is replenished from the ink impregnating roller 27 through the ink transfer roller 25 in contact with the endorse rotor 24.
Endorsement processing can be continued.

If a paper jam occurs in the transport section 3 or its surroundings during the counting process, or during the counting process and the endorsement process, if the opening/closing cover 19 is opened, the fourth
As shown in the figure, since the endorser device 5 is largely separated from the conveyance section 3, the jammed paper sheets P can be easily removed and cleaned.

Note that the endorse rotor 24, paper sheet P conveyance section 3, same collection section 4, position change lever mechanism 33, etc. are shown as examples, and the configuration of each of these parts depends on the configuration of the counting machine itself. It is optional to change the design as appropriate, and the posture in which paper sheets P are accumulated in the storage section 2 is not limited to horizontal placement, but may also be vertical placement, and the same applies to the collection section 4.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the present invention can perform counting processing and endorsement processing of paper sheets at the same time, so it is possible to greatly improve the processing efficiency of paper sheets, and also when endorsement processing is not necessary. In this case, the endorser device can be deactivated simply by operating the position change lever mechanism, and in this case, the endorser rotor moves backward, so there is no risk of ink adhering to the paper sheets. Since the endorser device is mounted on a cover that can be opened and closed on the main body of the device, it is easy to maintain and inspect the endorser device, and since the transport section is also opened at that time, it is easy to eliminate problems such as paper jams. ,
It has various effects such as easy replacement and cleaning of the ink impregnation roller.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the endorser device for a paper sheet counting machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional view in a state where only counting processing is performed, and Fig. 4 The figure is a sectional view when the opening/closing cover is open, Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of the same, Figure 6 is a front view of the endorse rotor, Figure 7 is a side view of the same, and Figure 8 is the internal structure of the same. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a part, FIG. 9 is a side view of the same, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an example of fixed endorsement characters. 1... Apparatus body, 2... Paper sheet storage section, 3...
Paper sheet transport section, 4...Paper sheet collection section, 5...Endorser device, 6...Placement table, 7...Kitsuka roller, 8...Front plate, 9...Feed roller, 10...
...Gate roller, 11...Conveyance roller, 12,1
3... Counting element, 14, 15... Guide plate, 1
6... Impeller, 17... Accumulating plate, 19... Opening/closing cover, 20... Frame body, 21... First swing arm,
22... Second swinging arm, 23... Support shaft as a fulcrum shaft, 24... Endorsing rotating body, 25... Ink transfer roller, 27... Ink impregnation roller, 3
1...Conveyance guide roller, 33...Position change lever mechanism, 35...Position change operation lever, 40...
Small cover, 43... letter ring group, P... paper leaves.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has a counting function that feeds and transports paper sheets one by one from a group of loaded paper sheets and counts the number of paper sheets being transported. A paper sheet counter having an endorsement processing function for performing endorsement processing such as writing and erasing, which includes a conveyance guide roller that is pressed against a conveyance body that conveys paper sheets, and a conveyance guide roller that is pressed against a conveyance path surface. It has a guide plate that guides paper sheets from the roller side, and can swing around a support shaft, and when released, the conveyance guide roller and guide plate are retracted from the conveyor, and the conveyance path surface is opened. The opening/closing cover, which is rotatably supported around a fulcrum shaft on the opening/closing cover, and the ink transfer roller which presses against the endorse rotating body and applies ink to the endorse rotating body are rotatably supported. a first swinging arm that rotatably supports an ink impregnating roller that is provided on the opening/closing cover and presses against the ink transfer roller, and swings independently of the first swinging arm about the fulcrum shaft; a second swinging arm that moves the ink impregnation roller away from the ink transfer roller; and a second swinging arm that presses the first swinging arm to selectively press the endorse rotor against or away from the conveying body. and a position change lever mechanism for positioning the first swinging arm in the pressing position or the separation position, and when performing the endorsement process, the first swinging arm is positioned in the pressing position so that the endorse rotor is pressed against the carrier. During counting processing without endorsement, the endorse rotor is moved away from the conveyor, and when the opening/closing cover is opened, the endorse rotor, ink transfer roller, ink impregnation roller, conveyance guide roller, and guide plate are in the open position. An endorser device for a paper sheet counting machine, characterized in that the